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January's issue of RIBA CPD Showcase

To start the new year, we’re looking at the latest and featured RIBA accredited CPD materials as well as those with a focus on building conservation and heritage. 

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This month’s RIBA CPD Showcase looks at the theme of building conservation and heritage - including a selection of CPD materials from leading specialists in the protection, preservation, renovation and modernisation of existing buildings.

All of the CPD materials included here are RIBA-accredited so you’ll earn double points, which count towards your annual total requirement of 100 learning points.

The latest CPD section includes online learning and seminars such as ‘A Guide to Ground Gas’ by Sovereign Chemicals Ltd, ‘Beauty in the Eye of the Specifier’ by Johnson Tiles and ‘Movement in Brickwork’ by Vandersanden Brick

Some of the CPD material focussing on building conservation and heritage includes: 

Brickwork Essentials by Traditional Brick & Stone Ltd
Lime in Building Conservation by EcoRight Limited
Handmade Bricks – Manufacturing Tradition for our Modern Built Environment by York Handmade Brick Co Ltd

In this month’s issue we also look at RIBA Core Curriculum topics Sustainable architecture and ‘Conservation and reservation’. Remember, you should spend a minimum of 20 hours on CPD that incorporates material from the 10 Core Curriculum topics.

Our selection of live online seminars includes ‘Acoustics: Functionality with Design’ by Eomac UK Limited, ‘Innovations in Architectural Signs’ by dlinexsign and ‘Carpet Specification for a Theraputic Environment’ by danfloor UK Ltd. 

The range of materials in this month’s Featured CPD section includes 'Wall, Corner and Door Protection Systems' by Inpro, 'Creating Effective and Safe Outside Covered Learning Space' by Kensington Systems Ltd and ‘The Internal Glass Sliding Doors Nowadays: A Connection Rather Than a Barrier’ by Lualdi UK

Visit ribacpd.com to find even more RIBA-accredited CPD materials.

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